Dieting With Tea

Green-tea extract seems to aid weight loss. For 12 weeks daily, people drank a beverage with 583 milligrams of green-tea antioxidants called catechins or one with 96 milligrams of them. The potent-extract group had greater average decreases in weight (3.5 pounds) and waist size (one inch). Green tea may help the liver burn fat efficiently, says Tomonori Nagao of Kao Corporation, maker of the test beverage (Healthya, sold in Japan). Five to ten cups of brewed green tea could deliver a similar dose, he says, but also a high caffeine content. A dropperful of Dr. Brandt Anti-Oxidant Water Booster, added to any drink, delivers the equivalent of 14 cups of green tea without the caffeine.